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• ‘Our car windscreen was cracked when a meteorite hit it from out of space’

  13-01-2025 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  The family car was wrecked by a falling space rock (Picture: SWNS)A family was left shocked after their car windscreen was shattered by a falling piece of meteorite.Paul Butler, 55, and his family were watching TV at home on Boxing Day when they heard a loud bang outside, but dismissed the noise as fireworks and went to bed.The next morning, Paul went outside his home in Stratford-upon-Avon to discover his car windshield had been shattered, with a number of strange stones lying nearby.But the p
  
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• Reform on track to have 100 MPs in a hung Parliament: Bombshell poll shows support for Farage's party leapfrogging the Tories and just a point behind Labour

  14-01-2025 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouGov research put Nigel Farage's Reform on 25 per cent, having leapfrogged the Tories on 22 per cent.
  
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• Pubs could 'ban drinkers from talking about transgender rights' if they feel it is harassing staff under new workers' rights reforms

  14-01-2025 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pubs could ban customers from talking about topics such as transgender rights if landlords think they are harassing staff under Labour's new workers' rights charter. 
  
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• World's RICHEST chef is worth more than both Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay's net worth combined (and you may not have heard of him!)

  14-01-2025 10:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Wong has been revealed as the world's richest chef - flaunting a staggering net-worth that is more than Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay's combined.
  
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• LA wildfires: 'Explosive fire growth' feared as Santa Ana winds due to change today

  14-01-2025 10:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The National Weather Service in the US has issued rare Red Flag Warnings, which are usually reserved for the 'extreme of the extreme fire weather scenarios', until Wednesday
  
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• Historic cathedral 'in crisis': Abbey where Mary Queen of Scots and Catherine of Aragon were buried faces financial ruin, religious leaders warn

  14-01-2025 10:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Religious leaders have warned Peterborough Cathedral will not survive without the cash boost amid a decline in donations and impending rise in National Insurance costs.
  
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• RuPaul delivers masterclass Coronation Street scene and we’re obsessed

  14-01-2025 10:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageDrag queen RuPaul has left soap fans stunned after lip syncing to a Coronation Street scene.The performer took to TikTok to deliver an acting masterclass as she lip synced to an iconic scene between soap legends Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) and Blanche Hunt.The Drag Race star donned costumes and even used a floral wallpaper backdrop to really immerse viewer
  
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• How Lauryn Goodman's best laid plans keep being foiled: Kyle Walker's move to Italy is the latest blow to her plot to be part of his life with their two children

  14-01-2025 10:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lauryn Goodman found herself at the centre of a nasty paternity scandal last year after it was revealed Kyle Walker was the father of her second child, Kinara.
  
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• I found it liberating when I first took a much younger lover - but called the police when he ended up tapping on my window... as Nicole Kidman's Babygirl hits cinemas, LISA HILTON reveals the double-edge sword of older women's age-gap affairs

  14-01-2025 10:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He was an awkward mix of swagger and uncertainty, strikingly handsome with fair hair and gorgeous green eyes. He was also 23 years younger than me.
  
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• This Morning fans shocked at ‘miserable’ Dermot O’Leary during Dancing on Ice interview

  14-01-2025 10:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageThis Morning viewers have been left shocked witnessing Dermot O’Leary’s behaviour in an interview with a Dancing on Ice star.On a recent episode of the ITV morning programme, Dermot and his co-host Alison Hammond spoke to former The Only Way is Essex star Ferne McCann, who is currently competing on the ice-skating series.During the chat Ferne, 34
  
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• 'Hard to predict where interest rates might go' as mortgage rate gap shrinks

  14-01-2025 10:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The gap between the average two and five-year fixed-rate mortgage has shrunk to its narrowest level in two years, experts said
  
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• Carer left nine-week-old baby with 11 fractured bones after violently shaking them

  14-01-2025 10:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jose Herreros, 26, was jailed for 21 months after pleading guilty to assaulting a nine-week-old baby who was then found to have 11 fractures after a healthcare worker spotted bruising on his face
  
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• Woman horrified as filler to 'fix' top lip leaves her with hugely swollen mouth

  14-01-2025 10:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Katherine Tring, 30, says her lips started to balloon in size 'immediately' after having the botched filler, forcing her to wear a face mask in public out of embarrassment
  
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• Rio Ferdinand tips £70m star to leave Man Utd before transfer deadline

  14-01-2025 10:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand (Picture: Getty)Rio Ferdinand has tipped Manchester United midfielder Casemiro to leave the club before the January transfer window closes after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim.Casemiro featured heavily for United at the start of Amorim’s reign but has not played a minute in the last two games after a poor showing against Newcastle United.When Amorim opted to take off Kobbie Mainoo ahead of extra-time in Manchester United’s FA Cup thir
  
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• Alton Towers fans ‘can’t wait’ as theme park announces new 78ft ride

  14-01-2025 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There will soon be a new coaster at Alton Towers (Picture: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)From frenzied school trips to family days out, Alton Towers has a special place in our hearts. And now, fans are being treated to a brand new rollercoaster.Joining the likes of Nemesis and Rita, the new ride Toxicator, will be arriving at the theme park in the spring.Alton Towers announced the exciting news on social media, with a post that read: ‘Get ready to submit to the spin in Spring 2025 with
  
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• TV legend announces pregnancy with seventh child after confusing symptoms

  14-01-2025 09:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Madeleine West is expecting her seventh child (Picture: Fremantle Media)Former Neighbours star Madeleine West has confirmed she is pregnant with her seventh child – after originally suspecting she was going through the perimenopause.The actress, 45, originally played Dee Bliss on the Amazon Prime Video soap between 2000 and 2003, with the character being killed off in a car accident on her wedding day to Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney).Fourteen years later, Madeleine returned to Ramsay Str
  
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• Simple tube that could save your life to be sent to all over-50s by the NHS

  14-01-2025 09:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NHS will offer faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to almost a million more people amid a worrying increase in younger adults getting 'devastating' bowel cancer diagnosis
  
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• Iconic axed soap set to stage return after 31 years

  14-01-2025 09:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eldorado launched on the BBC in 1992 (Picture: Shutterstock)It has been nearly 31 years since the sun set on the BBC’s ill-fated soap Eldorado, but it is set for a shock return later this month. UKTV channel U&Drama will be rerunning the show with two episodes airing each weekday from Monday 27 January. The sunny drama serial followed the everyday lives of wealthy British expats living in the fictional town of Los Barcos on the Costa Eldorado in Spain. Launched to much
  
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• Yasmeen’s exit storyline ‘confirmed’ in Coronation Street – and it involves former character

  14-01-2025 09:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  The star is leaving in the coming weeks (Picture: ITV)Shelley King has been confirmed as the next star set to leave Coronation Street.It is understood that Shelley, who plays Yasmeen Nazir, will depart in coming weeks.The actress has starred in the show for just over a decade, arriving as part of the Nazir family.A show insider has clarified: ‘Shelley spoke to producers early last year and advised that after 10 years on the show and being involved in many major storylines during the past
  
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• UK towns with highest share of homes increasing or decreasing in value are revealed

  14-01-2025 09:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The average property value increased by £2,400 last year, according to Zoopla calculations
  
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• Ex-Chelsea defender in talks to convince Arsenal star to leave this January

  14-01-2025 09:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jorginho is out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the 2024/25 campaign (Picture: Getty)Flamengo have opened talks with Jorginho in a bid to sign the Arsenal midfielder on a free transfer.Jorginho’s current contract is due to expire in the summer and negotiations over a possible extension at the Emirates have not yet taken place.Having initially convinced Jorginho to extend his previous deal for a further 12 months last May, the club are now resigned to losing the 33-year-old, with pote
  
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• Major updates on annuity rates, pensions and mortgages as market fluctuates

  14-01-2025 09:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pound fell to a fresh 14-month low on Monday, while UK government bonds, also known as gilts, continued to see 10-year yields hit highs not seen since 2008
  
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• Drivers facing £100 fines for pick ups outside official Airport drop off zone

  14-01-2025 09:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Airport says several vehicles continue stopping in ‘no stop zones’ despite clear markings and signage, which could mean they are hit with £100 fines
  
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• Jetstar flight horror as woman allegedly plunges a pen into cop's neck in Perth

  14-01-2025 09:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two officers were injured as they attempted to escort a woman from a plane, where it is alleged she failed to comply with safety instructions while flying from Sydney to Perth on Monday night.
  
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• British gran blacks out and roams Thai hotel naked for four hours after drinking 'spiked' whisky and coke booze bucket

  14-01-2025 09:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Janet recalled her ordeal in Bangkok amid ongoing investigations into the deaths of six tourists in Laos, in what is believed to be a mass incident of methanol poisoning
  
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• I missed out on being promoted to a major role at the Sydney Metro - because of racist discrimination over my SCOTTISH accent: court claim

  14-01-2025 09:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gordon Fraser Scully, 43, is currently an associate director in the Metro surveillance sector after working on Australia's biggest public transport project for eight years
  
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• Lorry overturns on A12 as accident shuts down major road with 'heavy traffic'

  14-01-2025 09:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Suffolk Police said the A12 is likely to be closed "for some time" to allow for recovery of the lorry as well as getting the road cleared with delays expected in the area
  
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• YouTuber ranks every European country with his favourite destination popular with UK stag dos

  14-01-2025 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  American vlogger Drew Binsky has travelled to every country in Europe, some of them multiple times, and has ranked the nations according to a number of criteria
  
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• Arsenal transfer plan revealed following Gabriel Jesus injury setback

  14-01-2025 09:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gabriel Jesus has suffered another serious knee injury (Picture: Getty)Gabriel Jesus has suffered a serious knee injury which could force Arsenal to change their transfer plans in what remains of the January transfer window.
  The Brazil international was carried off on a stretcher following a collision with Bruno Fernandes during Sunday’s FA Cup third round defeat.
  After a drastic loss of form and confidence that spanned almost an entire calendar year, Jesus enjoyed a purple patch last mon
  
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• Pubs could 'ban drinkers from talking about transgender rights' under new workers' rights reforms

  14-01-2025 09:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pubs could ban customers from talking about topics such as transgender rights if landlords think they are harassing staff under Labour's new workers' rights charter. 
  
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